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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-09
ALL THE MORE, SIR.
OHIO.

You soy you've lost your heart to mo,
- And call me quite n charmer.
You tell me that my lover dear
- Is nothing but n farmer;
he likes to toll, In honest soil;
i knew 1t all before. sir,
And rs he is farmer lad,
love him oil the more, sir.
do, indeed! I hope you heed
My story told before, sir;
Ifyou despisc the lad / prizo,
love him oil the more, sir.
You say my lover offers me
"A cot, and more's the pity!
That shall have as your fair bride
A mansion In the city.
All, no, sir, thanks That cot outranks
The palaces OF yore, sir,
For each sweet rose that round 10 blows
4 lovo him all the more, SIR.
You tell me you would die for me;
=, Your love you can not smother;
I'm sorry, sir but John and
Would die for one another.
MY farmer boy, he brings me Joy;
hear him ut the door, sir;
You'd bctter go; II you're his foe,
love him oil the more, sir.
do, indeed; / hope you heed
My story told before. sir;
If you despise the lad prize,
Ilove him all the more, sir,
III. d. Kidder, In " Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-09
A commoN.seNsE MOVE.
An Organization OF Coiorcd Men Promul-
gate n New Declaration OF Independ-

An Organization OF CoIorcd Men Promul-
gate New Declaration OF Independ-
euce.
There is no more reason for the
organization of colored mans party
in this country than for the organiza-
ton of party of blondes or one of
gray boards. Yet, if by this means the
colored people of the South can grad
ually be brought into the exercise of
their political rights in an intelligent
manner, and can be made to UNDER
stand the full dignity of the freedom
and citizenship which were conferred
upon them, perhaps the movement
which an educated black of Richmond,
Va, has started, will not be without
support in places where, under
other circumstances, it would be Wig
orously combnted. AS outlined, the
aim of the Virginia gettlem an is to
form Ia every populous commu-
nifty an organization of the more
progressive negroes for social and
political purposes. The political
aspects of the organization are to be
kept in the background for time, and
an effort is to be made to improve the
condition of the race before its active
participation in political matters will
be recommended. This may or may
not be the proper way to begin the ele-
walton of the race, but the idea at the
bottom of the movement is correct
one. The organization starts out with
the understanding that the negro does
not belong to any one party; that un-
der the existing political divisions the
intelligent voter of the black race, us
well rs the intelligent voter Of the
white race, must sometimes use his in
dependence to check evil tendencies in
both parties, and can never be said to
have decided intclligcntly rs to his
duty until he has freed himself of the
tyranny of the party idolatry.
In the language of the author of the
new movement, "Mr. Cleveland's Ad-
ministration has put more real value
on the negro's citizenship than all the
preceding Administrations since the
war" Under Grant the negro was
victimized by the carpet-bagger, who
robbed and deluded him and his white
associates as well. making sport of the
liberties of both by inccssant appeals
to the military. Under Hayes the
negro was turned over to the tender
merci les of the whites on n trade.
Under Arthur no move was made to
lift the black man from tho position i'm
which he was found, and the recogni-
ton which he received at the capital
was about on par with that extended
to Indians untaxcd. Mr.. Cleveland
has by word and deed undertaken to
deal with the enfranchised race as citi-
zens on an equality with all other
citizens. Many of them have been APP
pointed to Office, some of them to places
of Importance, and the encouragement
thus extended has not been without its
effects upon the more advanced MEM
bers of the race everywhere. If the
Virginian can organize even q min
ority of the blacks, and actuate them
with n correct appreciation of their
rights and duties as citizens, he will
have accomplished work which will
be of the greatest value not only to
them but to the whites. even if it shall
be done under the form of colore
mans party. Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-09

"A lovelorn sergeant of engineers at
Willet's Point. N. Y, is in trouble for
writing twenty-five page lcvo-letter
to a Young lady, said young lady being
u minor under the guardianship sof her
brothers, who are opposed to the SER
geant's suit, A regular army of lovers
like that would materially increase
Uncle SANS postal revenue.'-Boston
TRANSCRIPT;
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-09

DeB OF you 10 examine carefully the con-
tents of this box. You see that it contains
some black sand--a very common article,
| which is found in abundance round about
| small bottle of sulphate of iron. \
But, pardon mel l came near forgetting
merely wish to convince you that my pro.
cess Is ve-board-without suspicion OF
fraud. You will not require Of me that l
shall explain it to you"
| He thereupon stepped behind screen
and divested himself of all his clothes,
which he handed out to the company, beg
ging them to make suro that they contained
no particle of the noble metal. One by one
his garments were returned to him; then
the furnace, the box and the bottles, each
after having been subjected to rigid ex-
animation. 1t was obvious that every
thing was fair and square. There was an
almost solemn silence in the room while tho
alchemist labored behind tho screen.
Every insignificant little sound was lis
toned to with excited interest The crack
ling of flames were heard, and the steady
blowing OF the little bellows; then ut last
little cautious hammer blows, and before
thirty minutes had elapsed Wachtmeister
stepped forward, holding large bar of yel.
low gold in his hand. A chorus OF excited
| Oaths and exclamatiOns greeted the CLEAN
| OF the precious metal. Hardness selzed il
eagerly, scratched 1t with his nail,
cut IT with his knife, aud, having
1 satisfied himself that it was genuine passed
II around until all had had chance to OK.
anime 1t. The bar was then sent to an
assayer, with tho request that no return his
analysis ut the earliest possible moment
A banquet had beeh conditionally arranged
for the party In the svening, and as soon as
the assay was found 10 be satisfactory (the
ban being valued ~ $l,l00), Mr.. Hardness
aud his guests repaired TO fashionable
hotel, where the great event was appropri
stelv celebrated. Tho whole future Of hp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Wars Reality.

We are at Antietam. People think that
battles and being killed are what make
war horrible, but these things are as
nothing when compared with wars real
horrors. The being kept for weeks and
months at time in bare, wretched quar-
ters, with nothing in your life really suit
ed to body or mind, without books or
cheerful companionship, with hard, dry
food and coarse. rancid fat meat, and too
little of it at that; with vermin and sour
Wy, and damp and cold, until despair and
pigstye greed are facts, and home and de-
cency are fading dream; and then on
the march and after battle, to see the dead
lying stark, or being hustled while yet
dying into holes hastily dug, while a
stick marked unknown" is jam med in
above them: to see the wounded huddled
together, mangled and CORY, in the mud
and snow hoping, and hoping vainly, fer
help; to hear their terrible means and
cries, and to have to 60 on about your
own business as if you saw and heard
nothing-these, and worse, are some of
the things which teach man what war
means, and the awful responsibility OF
him who promotes war.-Patrick Ford.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
HOUSE AND FARM.
Children at Table.

The fact that so many adults, even
persons of culture, have wrong habits
In eating, coupled with that of the i'm
itative tendency of children, affords
one of many arguments against the
presence of very little ones at the COM
mon table. Haste in eating is natural
ly accompanied by haste in feeding on
the part of mother or nurse, which is
frequently the cause of the after habit.
in the child, of taking two large
mouthfuls and swallowing them too
fast. Often an otherwise careful moth
er, perhaps preoccupied with conversa-
ton, or anxious to be free to do some
thing else, will give her. child such
large and frequent mouthfuls that af-
ter it has grown to be self-feeding the
practice is continued and the habit fix
ed. Perhaps children are naturally
inclined to eat too fast; it certainly is a
common fault, and one which may be
avoided by deferring the self-feeding
and letting the mother, by patient, de-
liberate feeding, aid the child in form
ing correct habits. Neither should
this duty be left to an ignorant or
thoughtless nurse, who may have her
own reasons for haste. Care in this
matter may seem to cost too much
time, but the result will be worth the
expense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

Is self-indulgence safer, as rule,
than self-deniaI? Most persons act as
if thew thought so. Ten persons Will
insist that they ought not to give up
any personal qualification to whlch
they are inclined, unless they can
point to some very good reason why
thew should give it up,-Where one
nerson will insist that he ought not to
follow his personal inclinations in any
direction, without being able to sug-
gest some good reason for his doing so.
Fl obviously requires more character
to deny ones self than to indulge ones
self: vet men and women rather pride
themselves on their refusal to deny
themselves any personal qualification
without very good reason for their
self.denial, when they would never
think of the necessity of looking for a
reason for their doing whatever they
want TO do. Inclination is by no
means identical with duty; nor is in-
clination always a safe guide toward
duty. And because it is so much east
or to follow inclination than to resist
it, a man ought to be even more rigor-
ol1s in demanding of himself, good
reason for doing what he wants to do,
than for not doing what he would like
to do. "Only convince me that it is
nv duty to give up Wine or tobacco,
and I will give it up at once," says
one. who never for moment thought
of saving, with equal emphasis, II
would never use wine or tobacco, un-
less I were convinced that il is my
duty to use it," And SO of card-play-
ing, and of dancing, and of theatre
going, and of many other personal in
dulgence of the sort. What a differ.
ence it would make in the conduct OF
Christians generally, if they were as
rigid in doing nothing but what they
deem it their duty to do, as in refusing
to surrender what they do not deem ii
their duty to surrender! But self-in'
diligence is so easy, and self-denial is
so hard! There is the real pinch OF
the matter!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

THEY NEVER STRIKE.-There is a
class of people in this country who get
up at five o'clock in the morning, and
who never-get back into bed until ten
or eleven o'clock at night, who work
without ceasing the whole of the time
and receive no other emolument than
food and clothing. They understand
something of every branch of econo-
my and labor, from finance to cooking.
Though harassed by a hundred re-
sponsibilities, though driven and wor.
ried, though reproached and looked
down upon, the never revolt; and they
cannot organize for their own protec-
ton. Not even sickness releases them
from their posts. No sacrifice is too
great for them to make, and no incom-
potency in any branch of their work
il excused. No essays or books OF
poems, are written in tribute to their
steadiness. They die in the harness
and are supplanted as quickly as may
be-. These are the housekeeping wives
of the laboring men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
The Worthy Poor.

An incident like the following re-
veals a little of the manner of life in
the homes of q large and deserving
class in all our great cities. "There
are men in the world" says the CHI
cago Herald, "whose circumstances
force upon them an economy 30 relent-
less that the general run of mankind,
easy-going if not prosperous, are un-
able to form any definite conception of
it. 1t is foreign to their experience,
and beyond their consciousness. But
that there are such men the little story
told by resident of North State street
we'll illustrates. Il am not an early
riser,' said this gentleman, NOR is any
member of my household. 1t is not
often that either I or one of my ser.
wants gets out after the morning paper
earlier than seven o'clock. But one
morning about three weeks ago hap.
pened to come down about 6:45, and
going out after my paper found q
workingman sitting on the steps, his
dinner pail by his side, deeply engaged
with the news of the day. He was
not aware of my presence, and my
first impulse was to speak sharply to
him and give him a reprimand for his
impudence. On second thought I did
nothing of the kind, but re-entered
the house and left him alone, watch
ing him, however, from behind the
curtains of the front window. A few
minutes before seven o'clock he care.
fully folded the paper, put it on the
door-silI, picked up his dinner bucket
and fastened away to his work. The
next morning got up on purpose to
see if he would return, and, sure
enough, there he was, with the paper
in his hand. He was sober, thought.
full appearing man, and the incident
so impressed me that I told my ser.
wants never to 60 for the paper until
after seven o'clock, or until the man
had finished with it. He kept coming
morning after morning, and I finally
went out and spoke to him. He apol'
ogized like gentleman for the liberty
he had taken, and when [ told him
that knew he was reading my paper
before did, and liked to have him do
so, the man almost broke down. 1t
was little thing-a mere trifle-but !
fancy we were both the better for our
interview. He seemed to be well.
informed man, and said that he could
not be satisfied to remain in ignorance
of current events, and yet was too
poor to take paper.
"'I earn SLIGO day." he said, and
paw S12 q month for rent. l have a
wife and four children-three of them
in school. My wife is sickly, and
there are medicines to buy, and occa'
sionally the doctor comes. I neither
smoke nor drink, but when our eX.
penses are paid-and God knows they
are little enough-there isn't a cent
left in the house. I am actually toe
poor to take a newspaper"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Dudes-Dry Weather.
Dear Nei!gh6or

Dear Neigh6or:
The trains between Columbia and
Augusta are, I may say, always on
schedule time, except when some
thing "beyond North of Charlotte''
necessitates "late"-1or 2,-sometimes
8 or more hours. Yet one may oc-
casionally hear some of the "dudes"
from the Club" reigon blaming the
roads in the South for not making
connections" That's about all the
sense they've got-or ever may get.
saw, on the train not a great while
ago, one of those nondescripts-(dudes)
awfully annoyed by the crying Of a
sick child, eight or ten seats away
from his dudeship, but undisturbed by
the card playing and profanity of some
fellows nearly opposite him across the
aisle. Should it be supposed that such
a little finical kangaroo never had a
mother nor ever whined or yelped in
infancy? Ought there not to be a car
on every train exclusively for dudes,
gamblers chicken coops aud pointer
pups?
The fields need rain badly in my
parish to bring up seed sown and to
prepare the ground for receiving other
seed. The peaches are not all killed
by many hundreds of thousands.
Nothing unusual in Sabbath SER
vices, except that there were many
more men than women at evening
worship. The community, I found,
much concerned about the municipal
election to come off next day. I hard
ly suppose this had much to do so in
keeping the women away from church
Sunday night. Would rather suspect
the imperfect lighting of the church
that night may have kept some men as
we'll as women away who prefer light
to darkness.
Returning home T fell in with Col.
Tarrant and his bride of a fortnight
getting back from their bridal trip
North. OF course they were happy.
S. H. B.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
An Imnortant Society Forgotten.

"John, I would like to invite my
friend, Mrs. Smalley, this evening.
Will you be able to be in?"
mo, my dear; I must attend the
meeting of the Ancient Order of For
esters tonight"
"Well, tomorrow EVENING""
II have the Royal Arcanum, and
"What about Wednesday EVENING""
"Oh, the Odd-fellows meet that
night; on Thursday I have meeting
of the knights Of Labor to attend; on
Friday the Royal Templars of Tenn
perance; on Saturday there's special
meeting of the Masonic Lodge, and I
couldn't miss that; and then Sunday
night-let me see--what is there on
Sunday night, my dear9"
lThe Grand and Ancient Order of
Christian Fellowship"
"Why, I had forgotten. Am I
member of that? Let me see"
"But you have forgotten another So
ciety, John, of which you were once a
member"
"What's that?'
"Your wife's"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
No Answer Expected.

Who will tell the common people OF
common sense what "Civil Service
means? And also what "Civil Ser
vice Reform" means? And also when
and where and by whom any civil ser
vice reform, in fact, has been made?
AS stated, no answer is expected; for
the unposted and unsophiscated do not
concern themselves about the meaning
of this deliverance from "Diana of the
Ephesians," and the knowing ones are
too cowardly to answer. And the in
terested choose not to do otherwise
than to "set down. on the whole thing
and rest on reticent dignity, and cry
"Reform."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Some Facts for Vegetarians.

A vegetable diet is 400 or 500 per
cent. cheaper than the same amount of
food derived from the flesh of animals.
The animals which for power of en-
durance and rapidity of motion are
valued for our service derive the whole
of their strength and nutriment from
the vegetable kingdom-such as the
horse, the elephant, the camel.
The physical condition of many
flesh-eaters shows that the blood itself
is loaded with impurities and is in a
state of decomposition, and that per-
sons whose blood is in this impure
state are liable, on very slight expo
sure, etc., to be attacked with danger
Gus illness. That this condition is
caused by fiesh-eating is shown from
the fact that it is quickly changed by
the adoption of a vegetable diet. =.
The f1esh-eating habits of the social
ed civilized world render necessary
the setting apart of q whole GLASS OF
men for the performance of the de-
grading and brutalizing office of
slaughtering animals for food.
Were it not for the large quantities
of vegetables consumed by flesh-eaters
disease would ensue in every case.
Vegetables supply the salts of the
blood.
The peasantry of all nations abstain
from animal food-wholly or in part
from necessity. Their vigor is greater
than that of any other class in every
country.
Meat is the most costly of all foods,
and among civilized races the struggle
for life RACES to so fearful an extent
that human beings shorten life by the
effort they make to save it.
The average age of man should be a
century. The majority of human be-
ings die before they are half as old
The longest-lived are those who fed on
cereals.
Vegetarian diet, by contributing to
the physical health of man, improves
likewise his moral condition, besides
conducting in no small degree to the
healthy development of the intellectu'
al faculties, since it must naturally fol
low that by rendering the instrument
clear and pure, the acts of life will be
materially elevated, also being identi
fed with that which is clear and pure
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Tendency Toward Insanity.

The tendency of modern civilization
is toward insanity. 1t is increasing
throughout Christendom, and far more
where the boasted influences of mod
ern education and the so called pro-
gress are most fully realized. The
whole fabric of education and society
is unsound, aud this is proved by the
results.
A true civilization advancing in wis
dom must develop the ability to correct
its own evils, but the civilization that
we have is drifting on, downward and
helpless.-Journal of Man.
Was the writer of the above extract
afraid to say that the cause of modern
civilization being "downward and
helpless" is the practical assumption
that civilization can hold its own OF
make progress without any necessary
connection with Christianity?
Would not a few more wars, such as
the late one between the South and the
North, help forward our boasted civili
zation-in the matters of insanity, sud
den deaths from "heart disease" hom
icides, suicides, &C.,
Could not the branches and stalk o
a tree flourish about as we'll if GU
away from the stump and roots, as i
would if left standing? Could not thu
body of horse or a man get along
very we'll with the head cut off
Could not farmer gather good har
vest without any rain or sunshine OF
his crop? Cannot nation be perma
nently exalted without being bothered
with the laws of the "King of kings,
especially in the matter of settling ma
tional quarrels-rather the quarrels o
a few irritable and ambitious rulers
who take it on themselves to set aside
at their pleasure the laws of the divine
government and drive thousands o
men into slaughtering one another il
war?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Sanitary Hints.

TO prevent drain pipes from stop
ping up pour hot solution of potash
into the pipes every month or two.
Use great care when picking or pre-
serving in a brass kettle. Scour the
kettle just before using, and never let
food stand in it after it is cooked,
When whitewashing your cellar add
an ounce of carbolic acid to each gal
lon of wash before applying.
According to recent English expert
ments it is found that growth of ivy
over q house renders the interior en-
tirely free from moisture.
A pail, or tub, of fresh cold water.
renewed several times in the course of
twenty-four hours, will absorb all the
evil odor of fresh paint in day or
two. The taste of the water after an
hour will prove the thoroughness OF
its work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

With q rush and dash that would
have been admirable in charge of
cavalry, the patriots of the House of
Representative (invincible in peace
and invisible in war; have carried
another pension bill. The charges
were 1913, against 66 who tried to guard
the Treasury. The complacency with
which they scatter the peoples money
reminds folks of little story. A city
sportsman who went out with his gun
was returning home with an empty
bag because of his lack of luck or skill,
when he encountered a countryman
sitting on fence near barn-yard in
which were lot of ducks. Said the
"sport' to the rustic, "I'll give you
half dollar if you don't object to my
taking a shot in there" Said the rus
tic to the "sport," mo, don't OBJ
iect.n Out came the half dollar, bang
went the gun, and over went half a
dozen innocent ducks. The 'sport"
now said with great JUNCTION, II guess
you wouldn't have agreed to that bar
gain if you had thought I'd kill so
many" "Oh, yes, | would" said the
rustic, 1.-THE ducks amt mine!"